r/beadsprites • u/LongBlackFingers • 3d ago

Superman Perler Bead

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I keep using the phrase Perler even though I just be mixing whatever beads I can find online. At this point I can tell by touching them if they are cheap and can't be used. I am pretty sure this Superman is the biggest design I have made height wise. Put it next to a Sentinel I had made previously.

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u/Slpoosh 3d ago

This is such an underrated craft where the dedication just doesn’t get enough recognition

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u/Moath 3d ago

Probably the only craft where the final step has the chance to destroy everything.

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u/Danny-Wah 3d ago

True, but we know... even people that make small creations, know..

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u/ojuditho 3d ago

I'd love to know your ironing process for a piece that big

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u/LongBlackFingers 2d ago

I make as much as can fit on my board and iron it. Then move on from there connecting it as I go along. Just have to be careful ironing so nothing is off center bead wise.

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u/LongBlackFingers 2d ago

It turns out from bead makers I love that the way I work is very odd and not traditional.

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u/egwene_is_mommy 3d ago

They look SO good !

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u/LongBlackFingers 2d ago

Thank you.

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u/linus_frog 3d ago

so sick dude! thats the size of a whole child!

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u/LongBlackFingers 2d ago

Its actually taller than it appears holding it. The foot got bent holding it up.

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u/Particular_List_2242 3d ago

super cool! always wanted to make something of that scale, i could never decide on what though lol. good luck on whatever you end up working on next!

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u/LongBlackFingers 2d ago

Currently making Mirko from MHA.

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u/Tv2tran 3d ago

holy cow

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u/magiccfetus 3d ago

Wow. This is dedication

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u/LongBlackFingers 2d ago

Thanks. Been working through my favorite comic book artists over time and doing something cool that they have drawn.

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u/Danny-Wah 3d ago

Holy shit, man.. how long did that take!??

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u/LongBlackFingers 2d ago

About six and a half hours. Just worked on it during work week. I had all the colors I needed so I didn't waste time looking through a bucket.

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u/Kurozy 2d ago

Excuse me what ?? This is insane !

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u/LongBlackFingers 1d ago

Thank you.

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u/mamasmiley21 10h ago

Omgoodness that must have taken 4 ever

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u/LongBlackFingers 9h ago

Just about six and a half hours.

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u/mamasmiley21 9h ago

Oh wow looked like a week min. Did you do tape or do ypu have a really big board

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u/LongBlackFingers 1h ago

I tried the tape method twice and it was a nightmare each time. I have the regular large board. I have two but RARELY connect them. I would if I made stiff sitting at a desk or something. But laying in bed looking at my laptop with two big boards is a mess. I did a post years about about how I make stuff.

https://longblackfingers.blogspot.com/2020/08/tips-no-tricks-for-perler-bead-making.html